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in a prison environment, and i would hope that everyone understand that it is all about order. and if we don't have order, we cannot provide programs. we're constantly looking down institutions. since the hearing in 2012, we have restricted housing population reduction by 25 perce percent. we have gone from 13.5 percent to 6.5 percent. so reductions are occurring. we are only interested in placing people in restrictive housing when there is justification. we have 20,000 gang members in our system. they are watching this hearing. they are watching our testimony very, very closely for the reason being if they see we will lower standards and not hold the individuals accountable, it puts the staff and inmates at risk. and this is why i mentioned in my oral statement, we are looking at staff being injured and harmed but our staff is putting their lives on the line to protect the american public. and we have inmates within the population who are being harmed by these individuals who have no respect, i mean no respect for other's when it comes to their safety. we cannot afford, at any
in a prison environment, and i would hope that everyone understand that it is all about order. and if we don't have order, we cannot provide programs. we're constantly looking down institutions. since the hearing in 2012, we have restricted housing population reduction by 25 perce percent. we have gone from 13.5 percent to 6.5 percent. so reductions are occurring. we are only interested in placing people in restrictive housing when there is justification. we have 20,000 gang members in our...
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president obama's global climate change initiative, usaid will work to both protect and manage the environment that supports us through our resilience programs. today we're applying this new model of work across all of our work, from promoting democratic governance to sustaining our gains in frontline states, to improving the quality of education, especially for girls and children who hi in crisis. that's why we've dedicated more than $150 million in central funding in this budget for science, technology, and innovation and partnership initiative. by collaborating with the world's brightest minds and company well, can develop and scale new scientific breakthroughs like climate resiliencies and mobile banking efforts that's that bend the curve of progress and give us capacity to achieve our goals at lower costs in the long run. fenally and most importantly, this budget invests in the most important aspect of our work, our own staff. with $1.4 billion in usaid operating expense, we will fund our core operations at their current level a request that represents just 8% of our total programmatic re
president obama's global climate change initiative, usaid will work to both protect and manage the environment that supports us through our resilience programs. today we're applying this new model of work across all of our work, from promoting democratic governance to sustaining our gains in frontline states, to improving the quality of education, especially for girls and children who hi in crisis. that's why we've dedicated more than $150 million in central funding in this budget for science,...
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many providers worry that the new complexity could be a target rich environment for authors who might confuse an error for malintent -- malintent. this conversion in october and i think that final rule has been issued to go to the icd-10 code. the providers that i speak to in the 11th district of northwest georgia with big cms to delay this conversion from icd nine two icd-10. >> i would like to say i believe that we have planned work in that area. i cannot address your specific questions now because we need to determine what the issues are but i do believe we have worked that is planned and it's in our work plan. if you would like we could take that question back for people brief you on that from our office that are more familiar with that work. >> if you could elaborate a little bit more dr. cause growth because the providers even say even that meaningful users of electronic medical records, it was my thought that would kind of solve the problem. it would just be automatic and they say no. it's not going to help at all. do any of you have any thoughts about back? >> it's not an issu
many providers worry that the new complexity could be a target rich environment for authors who might confuse an error for malintent -- malintent. this conversion in october and i think that final rule has been issued to go to the icd-10 code. the providers that i speak to in the 11th district of northwest georgia with big cms to delay this conversion from icd nine two icd-10. >> i would like to say i believe that we have planned work in that area. i cannot address your specific questions...
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plants sets up as much electricity as 29 refrigerators and they talked about the damages done to the environment. i agree that maybe colorado may get around this but it's expensive and doing a lot of damage to the environments the way it's being done in california. >> guest: as it turns out i actually did see that piece and because the people, the legalizers would say that is why this stuff needs to be legalized. if you got into the wilderness of california where they are growing the stuff yes they are using tremendous amounts of pesticides herbicides who knows what that the environmeenvironme ntal destruction out there is quite phenomenal. this is marijuana growth that is outside the law so people who are legalizers would say that's one more reason to ring it under some sort of state jurisdiction because that way the environmental benefits to legalizing marijuana. it's a great feast. if people are interested in this as an issue go on "mother jones." it's a very good piece. >> host: there's a tweet from one or viewers who says that in the girl scouts to sell cookies in front of stores. they will
plants sets up as much electricity as 29 refrigerators and they talked about the damages done to the environment. i agree that maybe colorado may get around this but it's expensive and doing a lot of damage to the environments the way it's being done in california. >> guest: as it turns out i actually did see that piece and because the people, the legalizers would say that is why this stuff needs to be legalized. if you got into the wilderness of california where they are growing the...
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allison was awed on that visit, he was awed by durham and its thriving environment for african-american business. on that visit pete became acquainted with a gentleman named john stewart whom i remember so well. president of mutual savings and loan association there in durham, and he was offered a job as a teller. he was more than a teller, after 25 years he became chief executive officer in less than 25 years. that was remarkable. during his tenure at the savings and loan association, he continued to build on the groundbreaking work of other men ke john and c.c. and mr. moore, and james shepherd, and john wheeler, and w.g. pierson, and many, many others in helping to grow what was known nationally as the black wall street. pete served at the helm of mutual savings and loan during the institution's most successful years. he spearheaded the transition from a mutual savings and loan association to a mutual savings bank, and also led to the acquisitions of american federal savings and loan and greensboro national bank. mr. allison was a pillar of the durham community for more than 60 long
allison was awed on that visit, he was awed by durham and its thriving environment for african-american business. on that visit pete became acquainted with a gentleman named john stewart whom i remember so well. president of mutual savings and loan association there in durham, and he was offered a job as a teller. he was more than a teller, after 25 years he became chief executive officer in less than 25 years. that was remarkable. during his tenure at the savings and loan association, he...
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that's very important for lebanon's geostrategic environment. if the east and west agree that this must be a peace offul zone because there are important resources here, now actually moving forward on what's the economic value of this, the first thing is to figure out how to get it to market. the market is effectively europe. the original approach was or the plan was certainly to take it over land to turkey which would mean through syria as long as the war there is raging, you cannot do that. but that is the most cost effective i way. and i would indicate that part of the war for syria has to do with who's going to control the future of eastern mediterranean energy. the other way to do it which israel is exploring is whether to do it through lng, you know, whether cyprus and put it on ships or possibly from cyprus an undersea pipeline to turkey and then turkey gets it to market. so it gets into a lot of geopoll to tucks and relations. -- geopoll ticks and relations. if lebanon could get this to market and sell it, that would be -- well, the ener
that's very important for lebanon's geostrategic environment. if the east and west agree that this must be a peace offul zone because there are important resources here, now actually moving forward on what's the economic value of this, the first thing is to figure out how to get it to market. the market is effectively europe. the original approach was or the plan was certainly to take it over land to turkey which would mean through syria as long as the war there is raging, you cannot do that....
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in the political environment we are not likely to return to levels of spending favored by the most ardent defense proponents and organizations like aei on the hill or frankly in the pentagon. now the budget plan announced monday would provide $115 billion more over the next five years then sequester level funding. if it is a realistic puzzle that reflect strategic as well as the resources the department might reasonably expect to receive albeit with strong leadership and cooperation in the congress. if enacted it will help remedy some of the damage article is by sequestration albeit with continued training and maintenance shortfalls in the near term and potential cuts in the future. if the $26 billion provided by the administration's proposed opportunity growth and security fund is also approved for fy2015 the military's near-term readiness picture improves significantly. the budget plan and associated proposals divide a sustainable path towards shaping the force able to protect the nation and fulfill the president's defense strategy. albeit with some additional risk. as the department as
in the political environment we are not likely to return to levels of spending favored by the most ardent defense proponents and organizations like aei on the hill or frankly in the pentagon. now the budget plan announced monday would provide $115 billion more over the next five years then sequester level funding. if it is a realistic puzzle that reflect strategic as well as the resources the department might reasonably expect to receive albeit with strong leadership and cooperation in the...
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legal and regulatory reforms improved the business environment and already resulted in more than $1.5 billion investment in the telecom industry alone. in 2001, there was one mobile phone company with 20,000 subscribers. today there are four telecom companies with more than 16 million telephone subscribers. some offering 3g services. telecommunications networks reached 90% of the afghan population. in 2002 only 6% of afghans had access to reliable electricity. today over 30% of the population has such access. there's also been, as has been noted, considerable progress regarding democracy, governance and press freedom. constitutional democracy is steadily taken root. afghanistan constitution is arguably the most progressive in south and central asia. over the past 12 years afghanistan has had two presidential and parliamentary elections and two elections for provincial councils. 27% of the seats in parliament, one governor, three cabinet members and 120 judicial positions are currently held by women. in 2001 there was one state radio television station. today there are over 75 televisi
legal and regulatory reforms improved the business environment and already resulted in more than $1.5 billion investment in the telecom industry alone. in 2001, there was one mobile phone company with 20,000 subscribers. today there are four telecom companies with more than 16 million telephone subscribers. some offering 3g services. telecommunications networks reached 90% of the afghan population. in 2002 only 6% of afghans had access to reliable electricity. today over 30% of the population...
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this is what the environment secretary said, and i quote, people get very emotional about this. people should just accept the climate has been changing for century. he refuses to be briefed on climate change. the energy minister when asked about climate change said this -- you're not going to draw me on that. i haven't had time to get into the climate change debate. [laughter] he is the energy minister, mr. speaker. will he clarify? is a habit of climate change deniers in this government? >> this is a new approach to prime minister's questions. you come to the house of commons and praise the prime minister for his commitment to climate change. [shouting] i like the new style but i thought -- i think this is much more refreshing. this government has a solid track record of cutting carbon, negotiating internationally, to of investing in nuclear, the biggest renewable energy program that we've seen in our countries history. for the first time in a long, we are on track to meet up renewable target. perhaps he would like to get up again and congratulate me for this excellent record o
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the next in line were documentaries about the environment and the next after that to my immigration. we will tell you about the grand prize winners this year. it was a team area their topic was called earth first, fracking second. it was a -- a three person team polytechnic high school. they are served by charter communications. the three team members in that , we will be talking by phone with one of the embers of the team, emma larson, right now. what was your reaction when you heard that your team won the grand prize this year question mark >> we were shocked. we were in the room and we looked across at one another and we all could not believe it. finished the documentary, did you have a sense of how good it was? >> no, we did not. >> tell me how you got interested in the first place. who introduced you to it? >> our ninth grade government teacher. >> how did your team come together, were you able to pick who served or did the teacher assign them question mark >> we did pick our team members and we chose other people that we have known and we were comfortable and knew that we worke
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it would be very difficult in this type of environment to stabilize the situation. we have agreed that we need to toport all ukrainians achieve -- no, to implement what was achieved on february 21. right now, we will go to the foreign ministry of france. other parties will join us including france, poland, and germany, foreign ministers who were also present when this was signed on february 21. thank you. >> secretary jack lew announced guarantees to help ukraine with its political position. testifying before the senate finance committee, he said do not makections sense. >> before a begin, let me say a few words about the situation in ukraine. territorial integrity is breached by international law. we are looking into a wide range of options including sanctions and ways to increase the political and economic isolation. the ultimate goal is to de-escalate the situation in ukraine. as they prepare for elections, it's critical that they support their efforts to restore economic stability. i have still -- i have spoken with ukrainian prime minister and they say they are
it would be very difficult in this type of environment to stabilize the situation. we have agreed that we need to toport all ukrainians achieve -- no, to implement what was achieved on february 21. right now, we will go to the foreign ministry of france. other parties will join us including france, poland, and germany, foreign ministers who were also present when this was signed on february 21. thank you. >> secretary jack lew announced guarantees to help ukraine with its political...
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so they're coming to this fight now saying, if we care about the environment, if we care about jobs if we care about economic justice, we have to adopt reforming the way campaigns are funded as part of our own efforts and already within the first three or four weeks since we introduced the bill over 400,000 citizen co-sponsors from across the country have signed petitions supporting the government by the people act. because they understand that this reform is meaningful and will make a difference. i'm optimistic that we can get this done, we're not going to get it done tomorrow and we're not going to get it done next week. but with the opportunity to channel in a construct i way some of this anger and cynicism and frustration the american people are feeling right now, that their voice is not heard, if we have a vehicle to channel that and organize it into a strong momentum, then when the opportunity presents toiths actually achieve this reform, i think we can do it. and i think that if we don't do it, americans will finally turn away completely from this place and say, you can't help u
so they're coming to this fight now saying, if we care about the environment, if we care about jobs if we care about economic justice, we have to adopt reforming the way campaigns are funded as part of our own efforts and already within the first three or four weeks since we introduced the bill over 400,000 citizen co-sponsors from across the country have signed petitions supporting the government by the people act. because they understand that this reform is meaningful and will make a...
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we have to be thoughtful if we think we're going to move into a different environment next year where rural hospitals don't need that kind of assistance. i was pleased to be the principle response sore of the medicare audit improvement act. sometimes this is called the rack, and from the middle ages until about 17 # 00 in europe. the rick was widely used, and the purpose was just to stretch you until you timely admitted whatever had to be admitted so they stop stretching the rack, and seems to me there's an awful lot of that principle in the recovery audit program where the recovery audit program, particularly for small hospitals or hospitals that can't just perm inaptly have somebody or a team dedicated to this do not fight back, and even if they do, the fight takes so long that it appears over and over again the goal of the federal government is to get you to give up or get you to negotiate quickly to get it over with, and unfortunately, generally, in the settlements whether it's here or other federal agencies, is the very aggressive stand early in the discussion. we have more time,
we have to be thoughtful if we think we're going to move into a different environment next year where rural hospitals don't need that kind of assistance. i was pleased to be the principle response sore of the medicare audit improvement act. sometimes this is called the rack, and from the middle ages until about 17 # 00 in europe. the rick was widely used, and the purpose was just to stretch you until you timely admitted whatever had to be admitted so they stop stretching the rack, and seems to...
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quickly so w that we at negotiating this issue at all )-right-paren so they are savvy in the global media environment. >> if they become more influential in the post 14 afghanistan or if they are candidates that are sympathetic and win a seat or two if they are going to be a part of the game or if they are going to be fighting, which i guess they are in some places. if they might somehow get engaged in governing, could they possibly tolerate other voices? can be mature to the level they allow other people to speak as well as them in a more serious afghanistan than the one they ran previously. >> the short answer of that is probably not. there's a lot of wishful thinking that has gone on about the telegram. you could imagine that a woman's are in the political process but they are a relatively small part of that equation. i think the single biggest wild card is what the pakistanis do a serious military operation in north was there a -- wasserstein and the people that have been told has reached the point where the sharif government has said we are serious and that could change for the telegram if they
quickly so w that we at negotiating this issue at all )-right-paren so they are savvy in the global media environment. >> if they become more influential in the post 14 afghanistan or if they are candidates that are sympathetic and win a seat or two if they are going to be a part of the game or if they are going to be fighting, which i guess they are in some places. if they might somehow get engaged in governing, could they possibly tolerate other voices? can be mature to the level they...
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last year, and must be retroactively extended to foster job growth and promote a greener and cleaner environment for the next generation. the p.t.c., production tax credit, also creates jobs. in my district, the capital region of new york state, we are host to g.e.'s global research center and wind turbines service septre. in 2012 alone, g.e.'s wind division produced some 1,722 megawatts of power and provided a local capital investment of some $3.2 billion. if we are serious about helping the private sector create quality jobs that will put purchasing power back in the hands of the middle class, we must support wind power as one part of our overall energy policy and strategy. madam speaker, today i renew my support for wind power and the almost 2,000 jobs this clean energy source generates in my home state of new york. a number that is growing by the day, and a group whose work every day is helping to grow our economy, clean the air we breathe, and the water we drink, and make us truly energy independent. with that i thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentle
last year, and must be retroactively extended to foster job growth and promote a greener and cleaner environment for the next generation. the p.t.c., production tax credit, also creates jobs. in my district, the capital region of new york state, we are host to g.e.'s global research center and wind turbines service septre. in 2012 alone, g.e.'s wind division produced some 1,722 megawatts of power and provided a local capital investment of some $3.2 billion. if we are serious about helping the...
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emission, and which prohibited commonsense uses of cheap and safe fuel that could actually help the environment. and department of transportation regulations that, without increasing safety, vastly increased record eping for ready-mix concrete drivers, unnecessarily limited their hours and suppressed their wages. title 2 of the alert act helps to protect people like bob sells and his workers from regulations that ask job creators to achieve the unyou a cheeveble. do not -- the unachievable, do not help to control targets, suppress hours and wages for no good reasons and inundate americans with unnecessary paperwork. title 3 of the alert act offers long-needed help to small business people like carl harris, the vice president and general manager of carl harris company in wichita, kansas. mr. harris is a small homebuilder. every day he has to fight and overcome the fact that government regulations now account for 25% of the final price of a new single-family home. mr. harris participants in small business review panels, existing law uses to try to lower the cost of regulations for small businesse
emission, and which prohibited commonsense uses of cheap and safe fuel that could actually help the environment. and department of transportation regulations that, without increasing safety, vastly increased record eping for ready-mix concrete drivers, unnecessarily limited their hours and suppressed their wages. title 2 of the alert act helps to protect people like bob sells and his workers from regulations that ask job creators to achieve the unyou a cheeveble. do not -- the unachievable, do...
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the next in line were documentaries about the environment. and next after that, immigration. so we are going to tell you about the grand prize winners this year. it was a team. their topic was called earth first, phrack executive. it was a three-person team from long beach polytechnic high school in california. they were served by communication a three team members in that group, emma larson, michaela caps and sir haida check will be talking with one of the three members of the team right now. hi, emma. >> guest: hello. >> host: what was your response when you won grand prize? >> guest: we were shocked. we let that one another and we could not believe it. posta when you finish, to journey sense of how good it was? >> guest: we did not. >> guest: tommy how you got interested in the first place. tesco well, our ninth grade project is required for students to complete. >> host: how did your team come together? did the teacher assign them? >> guest: yes, we could pick our team members. we chose other people we have known for a few years. we were comfortable and that we worked wel
the next in line were documentaries about the environment. and next after that, immigration. so we are going to tell you about the grand prize winners this year. it was a team. their topic was called earth first, phrack executive. it was a three-person team from long beach polytechnic high school in california. they were served by communication a three team members in that group, emma larson, michaela caps and sir haida check will be talking with one of the three members of the team right now....
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. >> i agree in the environment of low interest rates especially when it prevails for a long time and we have had a long period of low interest rates can give rise to behavior that poses a threat to the financial stability. and therefore we need to be looking at that very carefully. we are doing that in a very thorough way i believe. we are monitoring measures of asset prices and whether or not they appear to be diverging from the historical norms, namely it's hard trying to spot any of the price bubbles that might be emerging looking at the leverage that might be built up in the leverage can be very dangerous to the financial system and pose stability risks. we are looking at the trend is in leverage and credit growth to see whether or not that has potentially worrisome trends. in addition to that we are looking at a stress test at financial institutions and a low interest rate environment. we have to worry about whether they are appropriately dealing with interest rate risk. we have been looking at that and in fact the current stress test includes a special portion -- >> i'm going t
. >> i agree in the environment of low interest rates especially when it prevails for a long time and we have had a long period of low interest rates can give rise to behavior that poses a threat to the financial stability. and therefore we need to be looking at that very carefully. we are doing that in a very thorough way i believe. we are monitoring measures of asset prices and whether or not they appear to be diverging from the historical norms, namely it's hard trying to spot any of...
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there's been a change in the regional environment. the two main patrons of the two groups, iran and saudi arabia, i think there's been a shift of their certainly on the saudi side. factor has been a geneva meeting. we can get back to that but there have been a shift in the region. that might help us move forward in lebanon. of course, we need to follow presidential elections with parliamentary elections as mentioned before. on extremist groups it's important to start by saying that all the major parties, sunni, shia, christians, troops are committed to avoid internal warfare. there's no major movement towards internal conflict. no will, no plan for it. but there is very high tension because of has those direct engagement in the war in syria. this has led to some radicalization in the sunni city states of lebanon, some homegrown groups but also encouraged a group from syria and others related to al-qaeda to take the fight to hezbollah territory inside lebanon, and that is that we've seen in the last few months. i think this will remain
there's been a change in the regional environment. the two main patrons of the two groups, iran and saudi arabia, i think there's been a shift of their certainly on the saudi side. factor has been a geneva meeting. we can get back to that but there have been a shift in the region. that might help us move forward in lebanon. of course, we need to follow presidential elections with parliamentary elections as mentioned before. on extremist groups it's important to start by saying that all the...
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to protect the environment, natural habitats and so forth. that needs to be paid for as well. i think the licensing fees go to that support. host: freelancer on twitter -- how much debt did bush leave? trillion dollars spent in eight years and now gop act like they had nothing to do with that. i cannot recall how much that was there when president obama came into the white house, but there is no question that under president george w. bush, the deficit and debt grew significantly, primarily because of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, which were not paid for -- the expansion of the medicare part d entitlement, which was not paid for. and the significant bush tax cuts that also of course when not paid for. and so all those combined dramatically widened the debts over president bush's eight years. and the recession assertive in in last year this presidency 2007 put the nail in the coffin and wiped out government finances to a large degree. so there is no question that george w. bush's presidency was not good for federal finances overall. host: we are talking here this morning on
to protect the environment, natural habitats and so forth. that needs to be paid for as well. i think the licensing fees go to that support. host: freelancer on twitter -- how much debt did bush leave? trillion dollars spent in eight years and now gop act like they had nothing to do with that. i cannot recall how much that was there when president obama came into the white house, but there is no question that under president george w. bush, the deficit and debt grew significantly, primarily...
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it lends itself -- it makes it harder to be deliberative and strategic in an environment where you are -- if you use a sports metaphor, used to be you would read the story about the baseball game that night or the next day. now the political equivalent the we are not just writing the story about it every penny. we are writing every pitch. everything has to be, there's like an element comment either hyperbole or apocalyptic description of it in every moment. like this is the greatest foreign policy crisis the president has ever had. >> but wait. that's true spend it maybe, it may not be. we don't know this point. "huffington post," there is a long line of them in som and sof them were very greatness and some of them went away pretty quickly. >> every speech -- >> yes. >> how do you guard against the haste? >> the event we have, the president is very delivered person. so -- >> to see slow you down? >> easels all of us don't, myself included. before we act, before we go out and do something, and this is more, he will take a step back, he's always urging us to play the long game, to think
it lends itself -- it makes it harder to be deliberative and strategic in an environment where you are -- if you use a sports metaphor, used to be you would read the story about the baseball game that night or the next day. now the political equivalent the we are not just writing the story about it every penny. we are writing every pitch. everything has to be, there's like an element comment either hyperbole or apocalyptic description of it in every moment. like this is the greatest foreign...
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into our rivers and streams and valleys and to give them even more tax breaks while they destroy our environment. madam president, we democrats have a different vision. democrats believe the economy is strongest when the middle complas is vibrant and -- middle class is vibrant and growing. democrats believe that world-class education leads to world-class work and this work is one where people are ready to take on any challenge. right now, madam president, there's at least three people for every job that's available. democrats believe in an even playing field with higher wages, affordable health care, and a secure retirement for every american, so that every american can have a shot at success. i welcome a debate over these competing visions. the average american shares our vision for a country whose success is built on a strong middle class. the koch brothers know americans share our vision for a country whose success is built on a strong middle class. that's why rather than having an honest and fair debate, they're pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a massive campaign of deception. th
into our rivers and streams and valleys and to give them even more tax breaks while they destroy our environment. madam president, we democrats have a different vision. democrats believe the economy is strongest when the middle complas is vibrant and -- middle class is vibrant and growing. democrats believe that world-class education leads to world-class work and this work is one where people are ready to take on any challenge. right now, madam president, there's at least three people for every...
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that is the most unstable environment. that was "open range." the hero goes into the town and there are 14 side in town. one person starts shooting and everybody starts shooting everybody else. if you have a nuclear-armed middle east that is the must dangerous situation imaginable. that is the great fear. but i can absolutely tell you that is where we're headed. nobody has a plan to get away from that. these negotiations will not only not stop the nuclear program, they will insure that the next president will have even more difficult challenge keeping iran from going nuclear. that is one of the, the greatest legacy of this administration. sir? >> ross kaminsky from boulder county and lpr 2005. one of the big things we'll hear in the upcoming primary season, john mccain versus rand paul. how should americans think about what foreign engage amentses, what foreign entertaining fellments are actually in our national interests versus when we should leave it alone? >> right. if we get trapped into choosing between politicians who basically say we'll d
that is the most unstable environment. that was "open range." the hero goes into the town and there are 14 side in town. one person starts shooting and everybody starts shooting everybody else. if you have a nuclear-armed middle east that is the must dangerous situation imaginable. that is the great fear. but i can absolutely tell you that is where we're headed. nobody has a plan to get away from that. these negotiations will not only not stop the nuclear program, they will insure...
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and the second problem has been the environment for safety of media workers is not that, still not good. there's still a lot of intimidation going on, particularly when cases become personal. and then those who are covered will go after the media workers and start -- [inaudible] we have had examples of in this the past. and the thursday -- the third problem has been lack of sufficient education in the area of investigative journalism among afghan media workers which is a pity because in afghanistan which corruption makes a huge problem, there's a huge need for investigative journalism. >> you know, that segways to another subject. let me ask you about this, james, and it's sort of our business in a way and also the business of mr. anzar here which is state broadcasting, you know, government broadcasting. mr. anzar's rta is moving to more of a public broadcasting model and changing the way they think about their work. i guess the question for you and i and maybe others in the room here, what's the appropriate role for the bbc and voa and other international broadcasters that also broadca
and the second problem has been the environment for safety of media workers is not that, still not good. there's still a lot of intimidation going on, particularly when cases become personal. and then those who are covered will go after the media workers and start -- [inaudible] we have had examples of in this the past. and the thursday -- the third problem has been lack of sufficient education in the area of investigative journalism among afghan media workers which is a pity because in...
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i don't know if we could say i think the permissivene environment we have created through this reset, thinking someone likeg that putin reacts to warmth and charm when he really reacts to weakness, and he has seen in our foreign-policy efforts over the course of this last year. whatnnot make a case that happened in crimea would not have happened, but he has not felt that there would be much of a pushback from us. i am thankful today that, again, there are some steps being taken . we stand ready to enable the administration to adapt more forcefully. we had a great meeting yesterday. i could not be more disappointed that we are where we are. i think our credibility very much has been on the line, is on the line, and i do think us unified and very strong reaction and approach over a long time, not short term, is important relative to russia right now and us regaining that credibility. i thank you for being here. i know you will talk about syria. i hope you will explain more fully what you think these sanctions that have been announced this morning are about. that will be helpful to us ov
i don't know if we could say i think the permissivene environment we have created through this reset, thinking someone likeg that putin reacts to warmth and charm when he really reacts to weakness, and he has seen in our foreign-policy efforts over the course of this last year. whatnnot make a case that happened in crimea would not have happened, but he has not felt that there would be much of a pushback from us. i am thankful today that, again, there are some steps being taken . we stand ready...
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some vendors will need to be isolated to provide a secure environment for both staff and offenders. it strikes me that a great many people would think that solitary confinement, particularly for an extended amount of time is not an appropriate punishment for relatively minor infractions, but it could well be a necessary tool for those violent inmates and may pose a real threat to the safety of other inmates or guards. these are the members of this panel has interacted with the criminal-justice system in different capacities. as carmen in mr. thibodaux as inmates. mr. brouwer administering. mr. dear roche administering and helping bring hope and redemption to those incarcerated mr. levin studying in the important justice issues. the question that i would ask of all five of you is in your judgment based upon the different experiences you have had, is there an appropriate role for solitary confinement? is there a need for it? and in what circumstances it at all? and i would welcome the views of all five witnesses. >> in my mind right now, yes. but in a limited sense. that is because i
some vendors will need to be isolated to provide a secure environment for both staff and offenders. it strikes me that a great many people would think that solitary confinement, particularly for an extended amount of time is not an appropriate punishment for relatively minor infractions, but it could well be a necessary tool for those violent inmates and may pose a real threat to the safety of other inmates or guards. these are the members of this panel has interacted with the criminal-justice...
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i've been at nih for 20 years, the last five years have been really quite a dramatic change in that environment. we have learned through a variety of approaches things that we probably didn't expect would be now in front of us this soon. for instance, what are the hereditary factors involved in this disease? it clearly runs in families. we have gone from knowing sort of one risk factor for the late onset type of alzheimer's disease to now depending on who you ask 19 or 20 that we have. that number is growing. in fact, it will be growing rapidly this coming year in part because of the fy-'14 appropriation because we're expanding our ability to do that kind of genetic analysis. we have gone from understanding that amyloid was a player to understanding a lot more about tau and to be able to look at pathways in the brain that are really quite complex and point to other sort of nodes in those pathways that are really important and might be drugable. we have gone from having a few clinical trials focused largely on advanced cases of alzheimer's to what you heard about today, where we now, because we
i've been at nih for 20 years, the last five years have been really quite a dramatic change in that environment. we have learned through a variety of approaches things that we probably didn't expect would be now in front of us this soon. for instance, what are the hereditary factors involved in this disease? it clearly runs in families. we have gone from knowing sort of one risk factor for the late onset type of alzheimer's disease to now depending on who you ask 19 or 20 that we have. that...
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president to the view in july while he wants to pursue comprehensive tax reform and hopes we're in an environment we have a fiscal frame that permits us to make progress there, on the business side there ismuchore there is convergence of general approaches whereas if we were able to succeed you would do something new for the economy by having the business tax rate able to succeed we would do something very good for the economy by having the business tax rate, the statutory tax rate come down. our average tax rate is already lower because of all the loopholes that are bringing many companies special benefit. but our statutory rate is one of the highest in the world. th that's an extra burden for companies when they want to have their headquarters in the united states. it's an issue in terms of base erosion and our international conversations about making sure we don't have stateless income. i think it has t
president to the view in july while he wants to pursue comprehensive tax reform and hopes we're in an environment we have a fiscal frame that permits us to make progress there, on the business side there ismuchore there is convergence of general approaches whereas if we were able to succeed you would do something new for the economy by having the business tax rate able to succeed we would do something very good for the economy by having the business tax rate, the statutory tax rate come down....
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this campaign created an environment in which the internal revenue service found it necessary and possible to single out conservative organizations for extra scrutiny. and this has made it impossible for conservative groups to participate in the last two elections and now they're at it again in 2014. there's a short phrase which describes this and i think it is abuse of power. this is all troubling and shocking enough, but now we have a very direct personal attack against a kansas company whose political views some find very objectionable. mr. president, what i find even more offensive is declaring on the floor that opposing views make them -- quote -- "liars." our constitution grants every american the fundamental right to engage in the political process and these folks have done so fully within the bounds of the law. nothing charles and david koch have done or are doing is illegal. their participation, their statements, their work is very far from un-american. quite the opposite is the essence of what it means to be an american. nothing is more fundamental than our constitutional, our wa
this campaign created an environment in which the internal revenue service found it necessary and possible to single out conservative organizations for extra scrutiny. and this has made it impossible for conservative groups to participate in the last two elections and now they're at it again in 2014. there's a short phrase which describes this and i think it is abuse of power. this is all troubling and shocking enough, but now we have a very direct personal attack against a kansas company whose...
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it saves money and it improves the environment. so we can and do disagree in this congress on the causes of climate change and the best fuel mix to meet america's energy demands, but we can all agree that less is more. whatever your fuel source, if you use less you save money, and that's good for all of us concerned. we can also agree that creating demand for american-made energy efficient products will also create good jobs, and energy efficiency, cheapest fuel, requires, as i said, labor and manufactured goods that are made in america. and we can also all agree that cutting the energy bills of homeowners, businesses and the federal government and therefore the taxpayer is a very good thing. . mr. speaker, the vermont that a i represent has long been a leader in energy efficiency. my home state was the first to set up what was called an energy efficiency utility. that utility, efficiency vermont, has done outstanding work for the past 20 years. basically what it acknowledges and understands is that a kilowatt saved is a cost avoid
it saves money and it improves the environment. so we can and do disagree in this congress on the causes of climate change and the best fuel mix to meet america's energy demands, but we can all agree that less is more. whatever your fuel source, if you use less you save money, and that's good for all of us concerned. we can also agree that creating demand for american-made energy efficient products will also create good jobs, and energy efficiency, cheapest fuel, requires, as i said, labor and...
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growth in the railroad, but many would say his true accomplishment was his focus on a positive work environment and taking care of his co-workers. his concern for their well-being was genuine, and they knew it. it would be difficult to categorize jim's greatest contributions beyond his tremendous impact on u.p. and the railroad industry because jim did everything. he loved our great state. he loved his hometown of omaha. he set a shining example of what it means to give back to the community. the list of boards on which he served and organizations for which he volunteered could literally fill a book. from the greater omaha chamber of commerce to the joycelyn art museum, the university of nebraska to the salvation army. jim's commitment to serving and to improving the lives of others is just simply unmatched. he did not take for granted his success and dedicateed time and attention to assisting those who had less, fewer resources. evidence of his generosity can be found in all corners of the community. it would range from the jim and shirley young scholarship program at jim's alma mater, the uni
growth in the railroad, but many would say his true accomplishment was his focus on a positive work environment and taking care of his co-workers. his concern for their well-being was genuine, and they knew it. it would be difficult to categorize jim's greatest contributions beyond his tremendous impact on u.p. and the railroad industry because jim did everything. he loved our great state. he loved his hometown of omaha. he set a shining example of what it means to give back to the community....